“Proceedings of the Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute” has been quarterly issued by the Federal State-Funded Organization “Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute” since 1929.

The International Standard Serial Number of our scientific review is ISSN 2079-6080.

The journal is included in the system of Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) and international information systems for agriculture and related industries «Agricultural Research Information System» («AGRIS»). We regularly update the article database. The full-text issues of our scientific review can be found on this website in the section "Archive".

The journal is an independent reviewed scientific publication designed to give the researchers and experts’ results of the original researches in the field of forestry (06.03.00), biological (03.00.00) and economic sciences (08.00.00).

The subject of the journal covers the following areas of scientific knowledge: silvics and forestry, forest valuation and forest organization, forest crops, genetics, selection and biotechnology, theory and practice of forest conservation and protection, biological bases of forest management, economy, strategic planning and administration in forestry. The Editorial Office welcomes the full text original articles considering the results of theoretical and practical researches on the designated fields of the journal specialization. Besides, the developed reviews of scientific publications, short messages about significant for the theory and practice of forestry results and also data on the held actions of scientific cooperation can be accepted to publication.

The Editorial Office of “Proceedings of the Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute” finds it obligatory for authors, reviewers, editorial board members and editorial staff to meet requirements of the "Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications", developed and approved by the Committee on Scientific Publications Ethics and also declares the lack of abuses of official position in the work of the Editorial Office.

The researchers with the master degree, postgraduate and doctoral students, scientists and professionals of the forest industry and applied sciences are invited to apply their articles for publication.

The payment for the publication of articles in the journal isn't provided.

On February 19, 2015 in the State Duma of the Russian Federation,parliamentary hearings were held on the topic: “The legal and economic aspects of raisingefficiency and development of the forest sector of the Russian Federation.” The meeting was attended by representatives from agencies of the executive branch of government, constituents of the Russian Federation, the lumber industry, as well as non-profit and environmental conservation organizations.

Among the determining factors hindering the development of the forest sector and improvement of the structure of the forestry industry, participants in the hearings cited low innovation, characterized by a meagre share of new technologies introduced into production, as well as the weak influence of research in improving the quality and competitiveness of the main types of forest products.

The main theme of the current issue is devoted to the scientific and technical support activities in the spheres of forest fire prevention. We invite our readers to familiarize themselves with a new approach to planning for the amount of specialized technical forest fire prevention measures, the possible applications of flame-retardant screens to deter ground fires, as well as estimates of combustible materials during state forest inventory.

In the end of the year it is usual to sum up results and to define objectives and tasks for a forthcoming period.

The increased reader’s interest was a consequence of our work on careful selection and reviewing of materials for each issue. Last year the subject of the published articles was considerably enriched and reflected the most significant processes of reforming and innovative development of forest sector of economy.

A lot has been recently said about innovative development of different branches of the national economy. It is of no doubt for everyone that there is a necessity to implement new products or technological processes in practice, but still the level of innovative activity remains very low. It also relates to the forest-based sector, a traditional branch of economy. What is the cause of the observed phenomena?

Among the main reasons it should be marked that the financing practice of scientific work is not perfect, and commercial approaches to innovative products and services are not effective. Though, as we see it, the key issue here is absence of strategic goals for entities of innovative activity, primarily, the scientific and research companies and enterprises. It is required to evaluate the demand of the forest economy in specific products and services, and the advice on what projects should be rejected as not having potential commercial success or not complying with the basic direction of state politics in the industry.

Development of branches of human knowledge based upon the pragmatic approach is the development of view and the framework bears on the subject of research.

Forest science displays the picture of human activity in the course of complex use of forests. Specific character of this natural resource also determines the rules ensuring continuous and stable usage. Hence, forest management joins the benefit from satisfaction of human needs in forest products and services with the necessity not only to renew primary resources, but also to respect a variety of environmental and social interests.

In 1929 Leningrad (SPb) Forestry Research Institute foundation was laid.

The issue you are reading now is an attempt to interpret the history of birth, evolution and implementation of ideas expressed by lots of welland little-known scientists, who have been working in the Institute until nowadays.

It is commonly known that the science starts with the problems and develops originating from them to the competing theories that are assessed critically.

The method of phenomena historical interpretation is especially developed in the forestry science. This is primarily explained by the duration of the cycle of reproduction in forestry and, therefore, by the necessity of the long-term observations and experiments. In the monograph of A. S. Tikhonov published recently the term “historical cuttings” was used for the first time and the author did not describe the meaning of the term. In our understanding this is the interpretation of the experimental records in terms of historical aspect of the object of observations development. However attention shall be paid here to the danger of the scientific works stalling into tautology, transformation of the object observation process into the mechanical procedure resulting in no new knowledge.

This issue presents to the readers the results of the historical method application in the forestry science: review of historical transition conditions to bio-fuel, analysis of the seeds’ mycorhization in the process of reforestation, assessment of experimental data of long-term experience in examination of pine growth and productivity in forest cultures.

This issue contains the materials on the experience of carbon budget inventory in the Russian forestry. I invite all parties concerned to participate in the discussion of the forest function in the current global changes.

We expect that the interest towards the scientific researches in the sphere of the forests’ response to the climate change as well as losses and damage in the forestry will get the new a shot in the arm.

Kovalev Alexander
Member of the Editorial Board, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor

Korchagin Oleg
A member of the editorial board, Ph.D., associate professor

Martynuk Alexander
Member of the Editorial Board, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Senior Researcher

Moiseev Nikolay
Member of the Editorial Board, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Academician of the RAS

Onuchin Alexander
Member of the Editorial Board, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher

Selikhovkin Andrew
A member of the editorial board, Sc.D., professor

Semakova Tatiana
Editor, proofreader

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9. Annotation to the article (author's abstract) has to describe the main objectives of the research, to explain how the research was conducted without methodological details, to summarize the most important results and their importance. The text volume of annotation (author's abstract) is defined by the publication contents (data volume, their scientific value and/or practical value) but shouldn't contain less than 100-250 words.

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